swearm, m.n: a swarm, crowd. (SWEH-arm / ˈswɛaɹm)
swearm
eall-tǣwlīce
eall-tǣwlīce, adv: completely, perfectly. (EH-all-TAEW-lee-cheh / ˈɛal-ˌtæːw-liː-tʃɛ)
Patrons, don’t forget to send your word requests for Goldgifa Week! Find out more on Patreon.
hyht-gyfu
hyht-gyfu, f.n: gift causing joy, pleasant gift. (HUH’HT-YUH-vuh / ˈhɝht-ˌjɝ-vʌ)
This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is on medieval squirrels. Read it on Patreon.
ācweorna
ācweorna, m.n: squirrel (contains the word āc ‘oak’). (AH-KWEH-or-na / ˈaː-ˌkwɛɔɹ-na)
ōmig
ōmig, adj: rusty, rust-coloured. (OH-mih / ˈoː-mɪj)
ærce-diācon
ærce-diācon, m.n: an archdeacon. (AER-chuh-DIH-ah-kon / ˈæɹ-tʃə-ˌdɪ-aː-kɔn)
sweorcan
sweorcan, str.v: (in a physical sense) to become dark, be obscured; (figuratively of mental gloom) to become troubled, gloomy, sad; (of that which causes sadness) to become grievous, troublesome, saddening. (SWEH-or-kahn / ˈswɛɔr-kan)
flōd-wylm
flōd-wylm, m.n: flood-boiling, raging flood. (FLOAD-WULM / ˈfloːd-ˌwɝlm)
port-strǣt
port-strǣt, f.n: town road, public way. (PORT-STRAT / ˈpɔɹt-ˌstɹæːt)
under-hnīgan
under-hnīgan, str.v: to descend beneath, go lower than (a place); to submit to, undergo. (UN-der-H’NEE-gahn / ˈʌn-dɛɹ-ˌhniː-gan)
This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is ‘Aegir through the ages’. Read it on Patreon.
Old English Wordhord 